Chief Justice Holmes rose
Rosa 'Chief Justice Holmes'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark red
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chief Justice Holmes' rose (Rosa 'Chief Justice Holmes') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It bears fragrant, dark red blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. A French breeder introduced it in 1935.
Pairs well with Lanceleaf coreopsis, Switchgrass, Jackmanii clematis, and Casa Blanca lily.